November 2014 - the one where they test boundaries.

[MrsAukerman]

New thread ladies. Jump on board.

Wow Ann a that sounds like lots of work. Do you not have the same rules about not smoking at work as we do, also if o your property you could ask them to smoke away from the house.

Half - DS2 black eye and cut have just about healed has a nice scar though.

Ds2 has had a big-time cough since he was really unwell at Xmas which means at times it's worse than others and little sleep is had saw GP Thursday and different inhalers prescribed and v much think it's asthma we had these thoughts at around 2yrs old but we couldn't decide if time or inhalers helped. Hoping these help.

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DD's 4th birthday went well. My mum has introduced her to Sylvanian Families, bought her a house and got some other relatives to buy furniture and a family of cats. Great, we can add to her Sylvanian Family collection whenever we are stuck for a present! DD1 is upset as she wants Sylvanian Families even though she is 7. DD2 also liked Paw Patrol characters, a PJ masks vehicle, wooden beads to make necklaces, a LOL suprise pet, magnetic letters, a dress with Elsa from Frozen on. She insisted she wanted to go to Stay n Play like we usually do on a Friday but also wanted to go somewhere for her birthday. It was cold and rainy and the indoor attractions near us were all booked up because it's half-term, so we took her to the cinema for the first time. DH took us to a big out-of-town cinema, not the smaller one in the city centre I take DD1 to, and it was very loud and dark, DD2 does not like very loud or dark but actually seemed to enjoy the film.

Her cough got better after 3 days of steroids and she didn't end up in hospital this year. She stopped coughing for about a day then came down with a cold that makes her cough too. I finally got more than 3 broken hours of sleep by unintentionally falling asleep in an uncomfortable chair in her room which has destroyed my neck/ top of back/ shoulders, I couldn't turn my head properly on Wednesday and Thursday. At least I am off work next week so hopefully it will sort itself out.

Happy glad she had a nice birthday and her cough is improving ouchy for your neck though.

I also find ds1 will play with anything new ds2 has that he didn't for example the batcave ds2 had for Xmas from his grandparents ds1 was straight in there.

I need to sort our play room and sell all the pre school toys like Peppa pig and happy land and toot toot they get minimal play and take up so much space

eastmids good luck with that. I regularly think 'no one plays with the Happyland/ stickle bricks/ megablocks etc anymore, we should get rid of them," and the next day they have rediscovered these toys and decided they are amazing. This week they rediscovered stickle bricks, which I had forgotten we owned because it had been so long since they were played with. Am trying to create more space though and decide what they want for Christmas.

The non-sleeping wonderchild's new trick is to wake up between 4 and 5.30am and cry 'Mummyyyyyy, sleeeep byyy meeee.' The baby who wouldn't sleep anywhere ever unless she was held by me grew up to not sleep in my bed after the age of 1ish even if I wanted her to (if she was ill or something), and now she insists we sit next to her in a chair and hold her hand but until this week refused to let me get in the bed. I don't think I am getting much more sleep in the bed though. She is too wriggly and her duvet isn't big enough for the 2 of us, and it is a lot harder to get out of the bed without her noticing. I have had nearly 2 weeks off work but am still tired (why doesn't MN have a crying emoji?)

Oh no happy. Ds2 still needs us to lay next to him to go to sleep but easy exit once asleep if he wakes in night we have to do same less easy exit though and he wakes most nights.

Ohhh I hate organising kids parties out of 30 (2 of which are mine, 3 my sister and 2 friends of ours) only 15 so 8 from nursery have replied 31st was reply date sent reminders Thurs via nurseey so a little note saying please reply by 5th otherwise will assume not coming one more replied! Giving it til Thursday and will be s week since reminders and then assume not coming. Happened last yr all booked and paid and night before someone texted to say oh sorry forgot can x come and I said no think learnt lesson as first to reply this yr.

DH last yr was prepared to turn away any non replies who turned up on the day luckily they didn't. I am usually the more strict of us and wouldn't have been that brave.

I already have to put on invites please don't bring additional children as from eldest parties I realised people rock up with all their kids saying they will sit and read/play on tablet no they don't they want to join in, eat the food and have a party bag!!

Well my small is 4 today how did that happen a 4 and 8 yr old ahhh

We visited Santa today at local kids theme park luckily lots indoors as weather was shite, he had a great time.

He has chosen KFC for dinner so times with daddy to get it!!

A nap on way home means a late night here.

Hi all I totally forgot this threads existence along with a load of other stuff the past few months. Who knew twins would be this hard haha! First 6 months were grand then things started getting slowly harder and harder especially since weaning and them getting mobile, and when sleeping for a few months, fuck it’s been hard! Now they’re 11m and sleeping at night has resumed to some extent so we’re just at regular super tired levels rather than hallucinating. Daytimes they are just gorgeous little sunny boys and bring us all so much joy especially DD who just adores them. Hard to remember when it was just the three of us. DD turned a corner with her behaviour in the summer and is back to being my lovely girl again and so much fun to be around. I’m not going back to work (well technically it’s a career break) as nursery is way too expensive for the twins so DD has moved to a small preschool 3 full days and loves it. Adjusting to being home all the time has been a bit tricky for me especially when I was working on 2-3 hours sleep a night but DH has been great and has regular days off and working from home. Starting to realise the next few years are just going to be ridiculously full on though. Eek.

Anyway! Congrats ladydolly- very late with that but hope everything is going well and DD1 has adjusted to being a big sister.

Hope everyone else is well xxxxx

Moggle sounds exhausting glad to hear its improving.

Does everyone have super super excited 4yr olds it's hard going chuck in a hyper 8yr old and I was ready to trade them in this weekend

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. It seems that both DDs mostly had toys containing millions of tiny pieces that will be easily lost or vacuumed up (playmobil, sylvanian families, Lego). We had a nice day at my parents'. My mum thought it would be a good idea for DDs to share a bedroom with their cousins (aged 8 and 5) for 2 nights. They got very little sleep. DD2 complained that she couldn't sleep there because she didn't like any of the duvet covers! We came home yesterday and they slept until 9 this morning. I worked a night shift last night so did not get to appreciate this.

Xmas was just 4 of us at home and was good boys loved their presents llys of stuff again and cramming it in now.

DH back to work tomorrow and then has couple says off next week I am in on 2&3 but otherwise not in til 8th and been off since 21st so much needed break also covering school holidays between us.

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Happy new year all!! I'm so behind!

So 2 kids is bonkers... I mean I knew it would be but this is a bigger shock than going from 0 to 1 children. I'm just coming out of the fog. Leonie is 4 months so we know what that means... sleep regression!! Every hour last night. Although she is a much easier and happier baby than Orla ever was so that makes life easier.

Can you believe we just did school applications?? Orla settled down into life as a big sister after a few weeks and is back to the sunny girl she was before, although she has reverted back to baby talking now and again.

How is everyone?

All ready for school in Aug/Sept?

Wondering if anyone is still around and how you're all doing??

Still around yes but don't normally check back on this thread. I remember a few of you though. All good here. DS is still an only and is very much enjoying being 6, losing teeth and growing up. How are you doing?